Good People Big World

In the two readings, “I Don’t Know What to Do with Good White People” by Brit Bennett and “Small Change: Why The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” by Malcolm Galdwell, they both  discuss the social activism in today’s society compared to how it used to be. Galdwell focuses om social media and how it has “reinvented” social acitivism. He describes how people that clain to be activist aren’t actually activist unless they are physically doing something about it, not just sitting behind a screen and using internet tools to project your voice. Galdwell the kinds of people that are sitting behind a computer, while I agree with him to some extent I believe that it is important for people to speak up for things that they believe in even if it is just on the internet. I agree with him in that true activist are out there doing protest, and physically doing things to make a change but you can’t expect everyone to take that kind of initiative because some people truly don’t care enough which is sad. At least by being on the internet they’re still using their voice in some type of way. On the other hand, Bennett talks about “good white people,” and their intentions. She explains at the beginning of good white people being school teachers, or people that have helped her in some type of way. She also describes the kind of “good white people,” that only do good things so they can be acknowledged for it. I do agree that that’s how some people are about doing good things in the world, and if you do something good you don’t necessarily need to let everyone know because it’s just like, “okay good job, do you want a cookie for being a decent human being?” However I also think that that isn’t the intentions for everyone and some people just want to be a part of the movement and work towards creating more equality in all aspects. Not all white people do nice things just to get rewarded for it, I think that is a very subjective idea. Overall, in both readings I see things that I agree with and disagree with to some extent.